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Born the tenth child of a poor Southern sharecropper and barely able to read or write, Jesse Owens used his astonishing drive and athletic ability to win an unprecedented four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He became an international superstar overnight and exploded Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy in the process. This Press edition of the William J. Baker's acclaimed work offers the most complete and probing biography of Owens ever written, vividly detailing the successes and failures of this complex and troubled but ultimately indomitable figure.

Author Biography:

William J. Baker is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Maine. His books include Of Gods and Games: Religious Faith and Modern Sports, If Christ Came to the Olympics, and Sports in the Western World.
Release date Australia
August 1st, 2006
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Pages
304
Dimensions
152x229x28
ISBN-13
9780252073694
Product ID
3400782

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